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Draft report (COM(2025)0726 – C100245/2025 – 2025/0726(COD)) 2025-12-10

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

Committee on International Trade

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Amendment 206

on behalf of the ECR Group

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 – row 15

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Stainless Wire Rod

7221 00 10, 722 10 90

Stainless Wire Rod

7221 00 10, 7221 10 90, 72 23 0011, 72

23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

Or. en

Amendment 207

JeanMarc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Thomas PellerinCarlin

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 19a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

19a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of cast iron

7303 00 10, 7303

Or. en

Justification

European producers of ductile cast-iron pipes face the same structural pressures identified in the proposal, including persistent global overcapacity, state-supported expansion of production in third countries, and resulting price and volume pressure on the Union market. These distortions undermine the competitiveness of a capital-intensive sector essential for water and infrastructure networks. Including CN 73 03 in the Annexes ensures coherent coverage of sectors exposed to comparable excess-capacity risks.

Amendment 208

Brando Benifei, Stefano Bonaccini, Kathleen Van Brempt

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Or. en

Amendment 209

Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Or. en

Amendment 210

Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Jérémy Decerle, Christophe Grudler, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 21 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Or. en

Justification

Ductile iron (73 030), whose mechanical properties are comparable to those of steel, and which is produced using the same industrial processes in blast furnaces, is essential for hydraulic infrastructure and the competitiveness of the EU. In this context, Regulation (2025/0726) must protect European ductile iron production from global overcapacity to support the EU's threatened steel industry, in the same way as it does for steel.

Amendment 211

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 – row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Or. en

Justification

The proposed amendment aims to include ductile iron in Annex I of the draft Regulation, in order to provide the sector with trade defense instruments similar to those already in place for steel. This integration responds to the need, repeatedly highlighted by industry operators and institutions, to protect a strategic supply chain for the industrial and infrastructural resilience of the Union, which is currently highly exposed to the distortive effects of global overcapacity and international dumping. The inclusion of the relevant customs codes would help restore competitiveness to the sector, support the continuity of production at European plants, and strengthen the EU’s ability to ensure secure and autonomous supplies in a segment essential for the functioning of water infrastructure.

Amendment 212

FrançoisXavier Bellamy, Céline Imart, Nadine Morano

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 213

Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Or. en

Justification

The safeguard measures currently in application have played a substantial role in maintaining steel production in the European Union. However, their scope has been established in 2018, at a time when some products did not qualify for trade protection under stringent rules of the Regulation (EU) 2015/478. This distinction does not make sense today, after almost eight years during which some of those products have been facing the very negative trade-related effects of overcapacities – even more, due to their relatively low level of protection compared to most of other steel products. The economic situation of European manufacturers of those steel products calls for an immediate action, without waiting for the potential scope enlargement pursuant to Article 9(1). Those steel products would represent four new categories, from 29 to

32. Modifications in the total volume of TRQs allocated through the Regulation (18.3 Mt proposed by the Commission) and of their allocation among all product categories would be mandatory after relevant calculations by the Commission (pursuant to the methodology used to design its proposal).

Amendment 214

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 21b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21b

Stainless hollow sections

73066110

Or. en

Justification

The adjustment would allow the alignment in annex I, bringing category 21 into consistency with the dual “carbon/stainless” structure already applied across all the steel products.

Amendment 215

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 26a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

26a

Other welded stainless pipes

7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 40 20

Or. en

Justification

the adjustment would allow the alignment in annex I, bringing category 26 into consistency with the dual “carbon/stainless” structure already applied across all other families of steel products.

Amendment 216

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 28

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Non Alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90

Non alloy and other alloy wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39,

7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10,

7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90,

7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50,

7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50,

7217 90 90,

72 29 2000, 72 29 9020, 72 29 9050, 72

29 9090

Or. en

Justification

The current steel safeguard measure only includes the product category “non alloy wire”. Such exclusion has allowed extra-EU countries, in primis Turkey and China, to easily circumvent the EU measure.

Amendment 217

Brando Benifei, Stefano Bonaccini, Kathleen Van Brempt

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 28

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Non Alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90

Non alloy and other alloy wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39,

7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10,

7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90,

7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50,

7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50,

7217 90 90,

72 29 2000, 72 29 9020, 72 29 9050, 72

29 9090

Or. en

Amendment 218

Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 28

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Non Alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90

Non Alloy and other alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90, 72 29 2000, 72 29 9020, 72 29 9050, 72 29 9090

Or. en

Amendment 219

Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 29a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Non Alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90

Non Alloy and other alloy Wire

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 220

Brando Benifei, Stefano Bonaccini, Kathleen Van Brempt

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 29a(new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

29a

Stainless Wire

72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

Or. en

Amendment 221

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 29a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

29a

Stainless Wire

72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

Or. en

Justification

The draft Regulation excludes from the product scope several steel products included in the US Section 232 since 2018. To prevent risks of trade diversion, it is important to ensure a proper mirroring of the EU draft measure with the US one.

Amendment 222

Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 29a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

29a

Stainless Wire

72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

Or. en

Amendment 223

Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 30a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

30a

Stainless steel drawn Wire

72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 224

Brando Benifei, Stefano Bonaccini, Kathleen Van Brempt

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 30a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

30a

Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars

7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090

Or. en

Amendment 225

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 30a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

30a

Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars

7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 226

Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 30a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

30a

Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars

7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090

Or. en

Amendment 227

Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 1 - row 31a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

31a

Grain-oriented electrical steel sheets

7225 11 00,

7226 11 00

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 228

JeanMarc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Thomas PellerinCarlin

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 2 - row 19a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

19a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

7303

00 10,

7303,

00 90

61165

50%

Or. en

Justification

In 2024, EU consumption of ductile cast-iron pipes amounted to 470 500 tonnes. Applying the methodology set out in the proposal, and using the 2013 import market share of 13%, the tariff quota for ductile cast-iron pipes should therefore be set at 61 165 tonnes.

Amendment 229

Brando Benifei, Stefano Bonaccini, Kathleen Van Brempt

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 2 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 03

0010, 73 03

0090

4700

50%

Or. en

Amendment 230

Nicolas Bay, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Guillaume Peltier, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

on behalf of the ECR Group

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 2 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 03

0010, 73 03

0090

4700

50%

Or. en

Justification

As a product included in annex I, ductile iron must be subject to a tariff quota that reflects the reality of European imports of ductile iron

Amendment 231

Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 2 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 03

0010, 73 03

0090

4700

50%

Or. en

Amendment 232

Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Jérémy Decerle, Christophe Grudler, Billy Kelleher, Sophie Wilmès

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 2 - row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 03

0010, 73 03

0090

4700

50%

Or. en

Justification

As a product included in Annex I, ductile iron must be subject to a tariff quota that reflects the reality of European imports of ductile iron.

Amendment 233

FrançoisXavier Bellamy, Céline Imart, Nadine Morano

Proposal for a regulation

ANNEX 2 - row 28a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 03

0010, 73 03

0090

TRQ

volume allocated (in tons) : 47 000

Out of quota duty level : 50%

Or. en

Justification

As a product included in Annex I, ductile iron must be subject to a tariff quota that reflects the reality of European imports of ductile iron.